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William H Briggs

William was born in 1870 in Bingley.¹ William's father was Moses Briggs and his mother was Alice Pickles. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Briggs and Abigail Bradshaw; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Pickles and Mary Roberts. He had a brother and seven sisters, named Mark, Rosanna, Harriet, Caroline, Abigail, Mary, Alice and Emma. He was the eighth oldest of the nine children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Briggs
  - b.1800 in Haworth
  
  Moses Briggs
  - b.1827 at Colne d.1907 in Keighley
  
  Abigail Bradshaw
  - b.1801 in Whitley d.Jun 1871 in Keighley
  
  William H Briggs
  - b.1870 in Bingley
  
  Thomas Pickles
  - b.~  1749 in Greenhill & Helwick
  
  Thomas Pickles
  - b.17 May 1784 in Marlow (aka Marley) d.11 Apr 1847 in Marlow (aka Marley)
  
  Robert Walsh
  - b.~  1725 in Greenhill & Helwick
  
  Mary Walsh
  - b.Jan 1751 in Greenhill & Helwick
  
  Mary Bear
  - b.~  1725
  
  Alice Pickles
  - b.12 Jun 1828 in Marlow (aka Marley) d.Oct 1906 in Keighley
  
  James Roberts
  - b.1725 at Colne d.05 Jan 1794 at Colne
  
  James Roberts
  - b.1757 at Colne d.Oct 1820 at Colne
  
  Mary Roberts
  - b.Nov 1788 at Colne d.30 Jan 1845 in Marlow (aka Marley)
  
  Henry Colthurst
  - b.1731 at Colne d.Jan 1802 at Colne
  
  Lucy Coulthurst
  - b.1757 at Colne d.Jan 1824 at Colne
  
  Mary Midgley
  - b.~  1730 d.Oct 1773 at Colne

¹ 1881 UK Census